Heartily Congratulations to the Office bearers of the Income tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association Mumbai for the term 2023-2024.

The Income tax Appellate Tribunal Bar Association was established on 18th November, 1965. The ITAT Bar Association Mumbai plays an active role in matters of vital importance to the Income tax Appellate Tribunal. The ITAT Bar Association Mumbai has preserved the Independency of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal by filing a Public Interest petition before the Bombay High Court. It makes representations to concerned authorities from time to time.

At the meeting of the Managing Committee of the ITAT Bar Association Mumbai held on December 20, 2022, the members of the managing Committee have unanimously elected Mr. Porus F. Kaka, Senior Advocate as the President of the Association for the term 2023 -2024.

Porus Kaka is a Senior Advocate (India) and a Barrister (England and Wales) who completed his LL.M from Harvard Law School in the United States as an Inlaks Scholar in 1991, where he was elected the LL.M Class Representative on the Harvard Law School Council. He completed his education from the Cathedral School and Sydenham College and qualified in First Class as a lawyer from the Govt. Law College. His experience includes:

Worldwide President of the International Fiscal Association (Netherlands) 2013-2017

Designated Senior Advocate by the High Court

Called as Barrister to the Bar of England & Wales

Trustee of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (Netherlands)

Ranked by Chambers & Partners consistently as one of India’s leading Senior Tax, Advocates.

Designated Honorary President of IFA

“The International Face of Indian Tax Practice” Chambers & Partners 2021

Awarded the Client Choice award for 2011 by ILO, for Corporate Tax Law for India

Named one of India’s Leading Tax Counsels by International Tax Review

India’s representative on the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), Netherlands from 2004-2011

Appointed an Expert Witness on Indian Tax Law in London in International Arbitration

Appointed on Editorial Board of the World Tax Journal published by IBFD

Speaker – 21st David Tillinghast Address – New York University (NYU)

Senior Counsel for major Multinational and Corporate Groups, Accounting firms, individuals, etc.

Is a frequent Speaker and Writer on International and Domestic Tax and other Corporate Law issues in India and abroad

Joined Field Court Tax Chambers at London

The Other office bearers elected are:

Vice-Presidents

Mr. K. Gopal, Advocate

Mr. Nitesh S. Joshi, Advocate

Honourary Secretaries

Mr. Ajay R. Singh, Advocate

Mr. Paras S. Savla, Advocate

Honourary Treasurer

Mr. Anil J. Sathe, Chartered Accountant

We wish the newly elected office bearers and members of managing committee all the best.

Amongst those who held the office of President of the ITAT Bar Association Mumbai, were, Shri G.A .Gaitonde, erstwhile President of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Shri N.A. Palkhivala, Senior Advocate (1967-2002) Shri .Y.P .Trivedi, Senior Advocate (2003 -2006), Shri S.E .Dastur, Senior Advocate (2007—08, Shri Dinesh Vyas, Senior advocate (2009-10) Dr. K. Shivaram, Senior Advocate (2011 -12) Shri Arun P. Sathe Senior Advocate (2013 -14) Shri Subash S. Shetty, Advocate (2015 -16), Mrs. Arti Vissanji, Advocate (2017 -18), Shri Hiro Rai Advocate (2019 -20) and Shri Vipul B. Joshi Advocate (2021-22)

Editorial Board.

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